Ring tear drops instead of forming
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Latch worn – replace latch
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Latch spring bent or broken (spring must hold latch tightly against
end of side plate and against jaws) – replace latch spring
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Feeder blade worn – replace feeder blade
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Defective
rings
1. Burrs
2. Twisted
3. Not symmetrical
4. Wrong rings. Return samples of rings to your Vertex Fasteners representative
for testing.
Rings jam
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Magazine
1. Damaged – replace magazine
2. Too many shims (ring passes under shoe without raising shoe; no control of ring)
– adjust see repair section
3. Too few shims (ring must be forced under shoe which “bottoms out” and may
deflect magazine) – adjust see repair section
4. Worn shoe – replace shoe
5. Frequent jamming can cause the shoe hole in the magazine to increase in size –
replace the magazine
6. Loose or lost rear magazine mounting screw (magazine is not supported
properly) – tighten or replace mounting screw
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Damaged or bent rail – replace rail
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Pusher spring defective – replace spring
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Feeder blade worn, broken or bent – replace feeder
blade
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Ring groove in jaw worn – replace jaw
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Defective
rings
1. Burrs
2. Rings skewed on stick
3. Rings out of line on stick
4. Rings twisted
5. Rings not symmetrical
6. Poor tape to ring adhesion
7. Wrong rings. Return samples of rings to your Vertex Fasteners representative
for testing.
Rings don’t feed down magazine
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Pusher spring defective – replace spring
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Damaged magazine – replace magazine
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Damaged or bent rail – replace rail
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Damaged pusher – replace pusher
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Defective
rings
